| 词汇 | chatelaine |
| 释义 | chatelaine noun[ C ] old-fashioneduk /ˈʃæt.əl.eɪn/ us /ˈʃæt̬.ə.leɪn/ a woman who lives in and is in charge of a large house: （城堡或大別墅的）女主人 Lady Tavistock was the chatelaine of Woburn Abbey.泰维斯托克夫人是“沃本修道院”乡村别墅的女主人。 She was the mistress of a large country house, a chatelaine well accustomed to providing for unexpected guests. 她是一个大型乡村别墅的女主人，非常擅长接待不速之客。 She is a daughter of old-money American high society, chatelaine of homes in Long Island, Palm Beach and Virginia. Her best friend Marilyn was chatelaine of a Jacobean manor house. Like the chatelaine of a castle, she ensures that all aspects of catering run smoothly. "The film crew for Pride and Prejudice were here for seven months," observed the chatelaine, the Hon Mrs Angela Horn. People in charge of or controlling other people acephalous administrator anti-management authority bureaucrat council counter-power dean deputy dominatrix mistress movers and shakers multi-headed officer officialdom tsar vice presidency vice president vicegerency vicegerent You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Houses & homes Examples of chatelainechatelaine Who knows, there may be a more humble chatelaine who is saying his prayers and counting his blessings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Typically, the governor general's wife would be the viceregal consort and act as the hostess and chatelaine of the household. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It consists of a hook fixed to a handle which may be simple or decorative as part of a dresser set or chatelaine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The chatelaine of the village took an interest in the talented boy, but was horrified by his desire to be an artist. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the chatelaine would hang the keys which gave her the authority over who could access what within the household. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The chatelaine then sends out a third knight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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